Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the US Open

Mediate, Rocco; Feinstein, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316049107 ISBN 13: 9780316049108

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2009

June 2008's US Open produced one of the most unexpected and dramatic showdowns in golf history. Day after day the invincible Tiger Woods was challenged by Rocco Mediate, a respected journeyman. On Sunday, both ended play tied at par, forcing a playoff. Defying expectations, Mediate played Woods to yet another tie, losing only after forcing a sudden-death showdown.

Through it all, Rocco Mediate emerged as one of the most likable, open, and fascinating golfers. In ARE YOU KIDDING ME?, he tells the full story of these five life-changing days. With John Feinstein, whose insider knowledge of the golf world is unparalleled, Mediate relives one of sport's greatest feats, how one man overcame every obstacle to challenge the game's finest.

Review:

"The best chronicler in sports journalism." -- Seattle Times "Craig Smith"

"Feinstein makes you care." -- Entertainment Weekly "Bruce Fetts"

"One of the best sportswriters alive." -- USA Today "Larry King"

"The best chronicler in sports journalism."-- "Seattle Times" "Craig Smith "

"Feinstein makes you care."-- "Entertainment Weekly" "Bruce Fetts "

"One of the best sportswriters alive."-- "USA Today" "Larry King "

RESOUNDING PRAISE FOR AMERICA'S FAVORITE SPORTSWRITER:
"John Feinstein...has done perhaps as much for golf writing as Arnold Palmer has for golf." Ron Rappaport, ""Washington Monthly"""

"Feinstein is the most successful sportswriter in America....He has the gift of re-creating events known to us all while infusing them with excitement, even suspense." Jay Nordlinger, ""Wall Street Journal"""

"The best chronicler in sports journalism." Craig Smith, ""Seattle Times"""

"John Feinstein has become sportswriting's John Grisham." David Kindred, ""Sporting News"""

About the Author:

John Feinstein is the bestselling author of Let Me Tell You a Story, Caddy for Life, Open, The Punch, The Last Amateurs, The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled, A Civil War, A Season on the Brink, Play Ball, Hard Courts, and two novels. He writes for Inside Sports, Golf, Tennis Magazine, and Basketball America and commentates on NPR and CBS. John Feinstein lives in Potomac, MD, and Shelter Island, NY.

Rocco Mediate has been playing professional golf since 1985. He lives in Los Angeles.